Pfizer tops forecasts on higher sales, lower taxes
Drugmaker raised its financial forecasts, citing strong operational performance in the quarter and an improved business outlook
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Drugmaker raised its financial forecasts, citing strong operational performance in the quarter and an improved business outlook
Deal was structured as an inversion, in which a U.S. company moves its headquarters on paper to another country with lower tax rates
Actually, a good argument can be made for buying both because each company is strong with good future prospects
It failed on the tax-favored Allergan deal, but it still needs to expand -- only now it will be looking closer to home
As both Pfizer-Allergan and Halliburton-Baker Hughes got government thumbs-down this week, it shows things are changing
End of Pfizer's tax-cutting "inversion" buy of fellow drug maker would come after Obama and Treasury Dept. took aim at such agreements
Drugmakers scramble to figure whether to proceed with their plan to merge and move address to lower-tax Ireland
Treasury's harder push against mergers that relocate U.S. firms overseas to save taxes threatens the deal with Pfizer
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Company benefited from growing sales of its newest products, as well as the additional of injectable medicines made by Hospira
Big pharma is busily raising prices on dozens of medications, branded and generic, with increases of 20 percent or more
The Democratic presidential candidate vows to take executive action to halt the scheme that lets U.S. firms cut their taxes
To hear CEO tell it, takeover of Allergan will free up cash to invest and hire domestically -- don't bank on it
Pfizer and Allergan have inked a record $160 billion deal -- what does it mean for investors and consumers?
Deal, which creates the world's biggest drugmaker, uses a highly controversial method to drastically cut Pfizer's tax tab
Transactions such as mergers that result in U.S. companies relocating HQ overseas to avoid taxes just got a little harder
CEO Ian Read is a poster boy for critics who have long complained about the U.S. corporate tax system being unfair
By buying Ireland-based Allergan, Ian Read would cut Pfizer's U.S. tax bill while adding valuable products such as Botox
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